Winery Tulloch - Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz

Winery TullochHector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz of Winery Tulloch is a red wine from the region of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz of the Winery Tulloch is in the top 10 of wines of Hunter Valley.

Taste structure of the Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz from the Winery Tulloch

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz of Winery Tulloch in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz of Winery Tulloch in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Tulloch's Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Hibou noir

Very old grape variety cultivated in northern Italy in the Piedmont region. It would have been introduced in Savoy at the beginning of the 17th century. An A.D.N. study, dating from 2011, shows that Hibou noir and Avana are one and the same variety. It should also be noted that Amigne is its half-sister, Rèze its grandmother and Rouge du Pays (a variety from the Swiss Valais) its grandfather.

Last vintages of this wine

Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz - 2014
In the top 10 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz - 2013
In the top 10 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz - 2011
In the top 10 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz - 2010
In the top 10 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz - 2009
In the top 10 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz - 2007
In the top 10 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz - 2006
In the top 10 of of Hunter Valley wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Hector of Glen Elgin Limited Release Shiraz from Winery Tulloch are 2006, 2007, 2014, 2011 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Tulloch

The winery offers 48 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hunter Valley in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery Tulloch is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Hunter Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
In the top 200 of of Australia wines
In the top 15 of of Hunter Valley wines
In the top 5000 of red wines
In the top 6500 wines of the world

The wine region of Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.


The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.

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The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

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